Example sentences of "[vb pp] [noun] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The growth of the tsar 's chancery had embodied a " personal " principle , whereas the abolition of the majority of governors-general had implied adherence to a " ministerial " principle and the reform of the municipal government of St Petersburg had intimated sympathy for a " representative " principle . |
| 2 | So when the Training and Enterprise Councils were given responsibility for a new stream of scheme they said quite rightly I think that they would only support survivable businesses . |
| 3 | A team of researchers at Aberdeen University have received support for a three year study of Scottish soccer fan behaviour . |
| 4 | The County Council had given permission for a 70 acre toxic waste dump in Ringaskiddy on part of the 1000 acres owned by the IDA — there was that threat over people 's heads . |
| 5 | The swings had gone and the pier had been demolished ; a few years ago the Council had given permission for a café-and-restaurant to be built , but the place had only been open a month when it caught fire and was burned out ; the Fire Brigade could n't get to it , the promenade being too narrow for their vehicles . |
| 6 | Since the report was printed the committee has given permission for a bucket collection to be taken at the end of this afternoon 's session for our colleagues involved in the dispute . |
| 7 | The committee has given permission for a bucket collection to be taken at the end of congress on Monday to help these colleagues as well . |
| 8 | The committee has given permission for a bucket collection to be taken on behalf of the Matthew trust fund at the end of the Wednesday morning session . |
| 9 | Sedgefield District Council , we hear , has given permission for a clairvoyancy evening at Spennymoor leisure centre . |
| 10 | The inquiry , expected to last two months , will decide whether the National Grid Company is given permission for a new high-voltage overhead electricity line from the Enron power station at Wilton to Shipton , near York . |
| 11 | JLM Projects Ltd have been given permission for a plan to build four houses on the site of a former Mission Church at Moor Crescent in Ludworth . |
| 12 | A Government inspector has given permission for a mixed development including a food superstore on land formerly occupied by Octavius Atykinson at Starbeck , Harrogate , following a public inquiry and local plan inquiry . |
| 13 | Mr Gibson who has already received permission for a tea shop can now submit separate applications for the visitors ' centre and the conversion of a former smithy into a holiday cottage the two elements supported by councillors . |
| 14 | This brings us on to the second of Dworkin 's grounds for excluding such background policy issues from the jurisdiction of the courts , for if no one has a right to any particular form of decision-making process — whether a right to a hearing itself , a right to cross-examine witnesses or to be given reasons for a decision -this can only be because such a right can not be derived from the master principle of equal concern and respect . |
| 15 | We seek to identify the writer 's intended referent for a pronoun , since a pronoun can , in effect , be used to refer to almost anything . |
| 16 | But in an attempt to dilute a revolt , Taylor has cancelled plans for a fourth match against Canada . |
| 17 | I find it an insult to my bottom that I was forced to sit on it while playing this badly designed excuse for a game . |
| 18 | DEVELOPERS have dropped plans for a giant business park after fierce protests from villagers . |
| 19 | The General Synod of the Church of England voted last November to allow women priests but the Church Society which opposes the move has won permission for a High Court hearing . |
| 20 | The group has also claimed responsibility for a string of murders of journalists and other civic leaders opposed to the cartels and in favour of Mr Barco 's decree authorising the drug traffickers ' extradition to the US . |
| 21 | It was the first time the FIS had claimed responsibility for a violent incident . |
| 22 | These included provision for a minimum standard VAT rate of 15 per cent across the EC until the end of 1996 and a two-tier system of excise duty on spirits . |
| 23 | A STUDENT has won £1,200 for a collision injury in bed — making love to his girlfriend . |
| 24 | Since NICRA had already targeted Derry for a march , there was ready agreement and a delegation from NICRA travelled to Derry to discuss arrangements with the DHAC . |
| 25 | The north London club 's preparations were far from ideal , entering the game just 48 hours after they had been fined £50,000 for a breach of League regulations and chairman Stan Flashman had been involved in a scuffle with photographers at the London hearing . |
| 26 | ‘ I would have considered changes for a normal type of League game . |
| 27 | The British banks have attracted criticism for a long time over their failure to provide long-term finance to industry , and to develop lasting relationships with industrial customers . |
| 28 | A young woman called Simone Thiroux had eyed Modigliani for a long time . |
| 29 | The Calcutt report into the workings of the press has recommended fines for a series of proposed offences including so called ’ physical intrusion ’ . |
| 30 | De Benedetti disclosed that Hewlett-Packard Co had also approached Olivetti for a possible alliance , but declined to elaborate . |